January: Jason Mendez, director of manufacturing engineering, leaves after more than 12 years.

January: Will McColl, manager of equipment engineering, leaves after seven years.

2017

December: Erik Fogelberg, vice president of commercial sales, America, Tesla Energy left the company after 11 months. He joined as vice president of global sales for NEC Energy Solutions in August 2018 , according to his LinkedIn profile.

November: Jon Wagner, director of battery engineering, who joined in 2013, exits to launch a battery and powertrain startup in California.

September: Diarmuid O'Connell, vice president of business development, departs.

August: Marco Krapels, vice president of international expansion, solar & battery storage, left the company after six months and currently serves as the founder and chief executive officer of Micropower-Comerc, according to his LinkedIn profile. bit.ly/2NZ3FMx

August: Kurt Kelty, director of battery technology and then one of the longest serving company executives, exits. He led negotiations with Panasonic on the company's gigafactory in Nevada.

January - Sterling Anderson, head of Tesla's autopilot system, leaves the company. Tesla sued him for trying to recruit company engineers for his new venture while still with Tesla, and in April withdrew the lawsuit after a settlement. reut.rs/2IjRLK9